Project produced by Amazon Studios consists of rights to a universe of Warhammer programming throughout a number of Amazon leisure companies
CULVER CITY, California—December 16, 2022—Amazon Studios at the moment introduced that it has secured international rights to Warhammer 40,000, primarily based on the immensely fashionable mental property from Games Workshop (GAW) that has given rise to an immersive international passion – Warhammer. The settlement encompasses rights to the universe throughout sequence, movie, and extra, and can sit alongside GAW’s actions as they proceed to make the perfect miniatures on the planet. This is the primary deal of its form for Amazon Studios for IP of this scale, and it permits the corporate to make the most of the title throughout its leisure companies. Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible – Fallout) is about to star in and govt produce the Warhammer 40,000 franchise throughout all Amazon Studios productions.
Since launching almost 40 years in the past, the Warhammer universe has been consistently increasing by GAW’s miniatures, sourcebooks, tabletop video games, animations, novels, a wealth of licensed materials, and video video games.
Warhammer 40,000 is about within the far future, the place humanity stands on the fringe of what is perhaps its brightest future, or its darkest age. The threats to humankind’s empire are many — traitors pushed by the fires of ambition, alien empires sworn to reclaim the celebrities, and the corruption of actuality by malevolent gods.
“Warhammer 40,000 has captured the imagination of fans of all ages, from all walks of life, and all over the world,” mentioned Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios. “We are excited to work with Henry, Vertigo Entertainment, and Games Workshop across our Amazon entertainment businesses on this brilliant, immersive franchise for our global customers to experience for years to come.”
“I have loved Warhammer since I was a boy, making this moment truly special for me. The opportunity to shepherd this cinematic universe from its inception is quite the honour and the responsibility,” mentioned Henry Cavill. “I couldn’t be more grateful for all the hard work put in by Vertigo, Amazon and Games Workshop to make this happen. One step closer to making a nigh-on lifelong dream come true.”
“It’s great news and we’re absolutely thrilled; we’re working with a fantastic triumvirate in Henry, Vertigo, and Amazon. Henry’s well-known love of Warhammer 40,000—and his passion as a world-builder and storyteller—will serve us all well in the coming years. Finally, Warhammer will make it to the screen as the fans have hoped, and as they deserve. Exciting times!” mentioned Andy Smillie, artistic director of GAW.
Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Natalie Viscuso (Barbarian, The Lego franchise, the It movies, The Departed) partnered with Henry Cavill early on to safe the coveted IP and ship it to Amazon Studios. Vertigo will govt produce with Cavill and GAW’s Andy Smillie and Max Bottrill alongside Amazon Studios.
Henry Cavill’s quite a few tasks on the horizon embody Matthew Vaughn’s globe-trotting spy thriller Argylle, the extremely anticipated reboot of Highlander, Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and Season Three of The Witcher. He is represented by WME.